Discover Friesland
Discover beautiful Friesland from this ideal base! Right on your doorstep you can enjoy everything this watery province has to offer. Hop on a bike, explore on foot or spend a day on the water. Sailing, rowing, canoeing, surfing, swimming and fishing are all on offer.
A short distance away you will find the It Wiid water playground and swimming beach, and you can easily hire a sloop or sailing boat to explore the Frisian lakes from the water. The charming watersports villages of Grou and Eernewoude, known for their lively harbours, terraces and authentic Frisian character, are less than 10 kilometres away.
The location is perfect for day trips too. Visit historic towns such as Sneek, Stavoren and Hindeloopen, enjoy the wide views over the IJsselmeer, or take a trip to the Wadden Islands. Leeuwarden, the cultural capital of Friesland, and the lively city of Groningen are also within easy reach.
In short, a wonderful place to relax, stay active and enjoy all the beauty Friesland has to offer!
Boating
From the private jetty you head straight out onto the Princess Margriet Canal and on into the Frisian lakes. The harbour on the grounds has room for a boat you bring yourself, up to 10 metres long and 3 metres wide, with a draught of up to 90 centimetres. There is a power socket on the jetty.
If you don't have a boat of your own, you can hire a sloop (open motor boat) or an electric boat nearby.
De Alde Feanen National Park and Eernewoude
Across the water the national park begins: reed beds, peat lakes and lots of birds. White-tailed eagles are regularly seen in this beautiful landscape.
On the edge of the park lies Eernewoude, the village from which most visitors set out into the area.
Foto: Denise Jans via Unsplash Grou and Warten
Warten is the village where Vrijzicht lies. It has a bakery and a restaurant, a twenty-minute walk from the house.
Grou is a few kilometres away, a well-known watersports village with terraces, shops and a marina. You can go there by boat to do your shopping. Eernewoude and Leeuwarden are close by too.
Foto: Bryan Dijkhuizen via Unsplash Leeuwarden
A fifteen-minute drive away is Leeuwarden, with the Fries Museum, the leaning Oldehove tower and a city centre to wander around for an afternoon.
Cycling, walking and the ferry
The area is flat and quiet, with cycle paths along the water. From Jachthaven Wartena, 'De Oerhaal', a solar-powered ferry for cyclists and pedestrians, takes you across so you can carry on from the other side.